Museum of Classical Archaeology Databases

Grave Stele of Hegeso

A contemplative seated woman picks jewellery from a box held for her by a standing slave-girl. The jewellery would have been painted on to the marble surface. The deceased woman’s name is inscribed above.

The relief was found in the ancient cemetery of Athens, the Kerameikos. Today a replica stands in situ, out of doors. The original was moved under cover in the mid twentieth century